Caucasus

Uzbekistan Faces AIDS Epidemic

The number of people contracting HIV has doubled in the past year, as the crumbling economy forces more young people into prostitution and drug use.

21 Feb 05

The nationalist government is determined to wipe out all traces of the Soviet past - even to the extent of bulldozing graveyards.

21 Feb 05

President Niazov’s alleged preference for Turkish companies is harming local businesses.

21 Feb 05

Rights groups say Russians arrested outspoken Uzbek dissident on trumped up charges in effort to silence him.

21 Feb 05

Officials hope bilateral agreement with Moscow will put an end to the intimidation and deaths of Tajiks working in Russia.

21 Feb 05

Fewer are leaving for Germany, and some are coming back after finding life there too tough.

21 Feb 05

Survey suggests that many businessmen see bribes as an essential part of their day-to-day activities.

21 Feb 05

Leftists furious at removal of 10 tonne sculpture of revolutionary from the centre of the capital.

21 Feb 05

Few believe Rajabi Mirzo was the victim of a random mugging, given the critical stance of his newspaper.

21 Feb 05

The Uzbek president has handed what some believe to be a long overdue olive branch to Islamic rebels.

21 Feb 05

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